Fridays are for Mineral King

. . . except the snow was too deep and we didn’t get there!

Trackster on the Mineral King Road
This little vehicle is called a Trackster, made by Cushman in the 1970s. It is sort of like driving a lawn mower.

We unloaded the Trackster around mile 12, about 2 miles below Trauger’s. I think that is where we were. It looks so very different under snow!

Trackster track in the snow

The Trackster leaves tracks in the snow.

Mineral King Road in the snow

Wow, there was so much snow! (There was also a weird spot on the lens of my camera.)

snow in the trees on the mountain side

See?

Sawtooth in winter as seen from the Mineral King road

Sawtooth and the stoopid weird spot on the lens.

Alles cabin

This is the historic Alles cabin at Atwell Mill.

It was very pretty and very cold. Remember, I am a California artist, and I live in the sunny foothills where it snows about once every 2 years. This was a wonderful opportunity to wear many of my knitted pieces. No photos of that, sorry to disappoint you.

Our enthusiastic passenger was thrilled to build a snowman. She was amazingly skilled at it for someone who grew up in the sunny foothills where it snows a little bit maybe every two years.

a very unique snowman

This is quite the unique guy. Since we all recently saw The Hobbit, we decided the dude needed ears. Actually I suggested ears like a bear, but these ears seem to be a bit like Gollum, the gross little dude who sort of talks like Donald Duck.

Any questions? ask in the comments or email me via the contact the artist button on the menu bar.

Mineral King in Fall, Part 5

Being Thankful for Fall in Mineral King

These leaves have been blown or rained or snowed off the trees for several weeks by now but I’m still coasting on the beauty from that weekend in mid October.

Mineral King Road with leaning juniper photo by Jana Botkin

This is the Mineral King Road with its leaning juniper. The yellow is cottonwood leaves.

Sawtooth and aspen trees photo by Jana Botkin

These are aspens with Sawtooth Peak.

many colors up Monarch drainage

This is the Monarch drainage with all its fall colors.

Sawtooth behind the colored trees photo by Jana Botkin

More Sawtooth with aspens.

East Fork of the Kaweah in fall

And the East Fork of the Kaweah River along the Nature Trail in Mineral King in October.

Th-th-th-th-that’s all, folks.

Mineral King in Fall, Part 4

I wonder if I can keep going into December with this? Don’t tempt me – I might have to change my blog description from a California Artist to an Autumnal Photographer.

Mineral King Multi-Colored Slope photo by Jana Botkin

Mineral King Multi-colored Slope

(Do you know where this is?)

Farewell Gap with Yellow Foreground photo by Jana Botkin

Farewell Gap with Yellow Foreground (my titles are wearing out!)

Red Firs and Yellow Aspens photo by Jana Botkin

Red Firs and Yellow Aspens (no, they don’t look very red, but that is the name of these fir trees)

Along the Mineral King Road photo by Jana Botkin

Along the Mineral King Road (No, I will not call it “Take Me Home, Country Roads”!)

Fall on the Nature Trail photo by Jana Botkin

Fall on the Nature Trail (but don’t hurt yourself!)

Sawtooth and the Monarch Drainage

Sawtooth and the Monarch Drainage

To be continued next Friday, because Fridays are for Mineral King on this California artist’s blog!

Mineral King in Fall, Part 3

Since I took 273 photos of that weekend of Fall Color in Mineral King, I can keep going with this series for awhile. Tell me if you are sick of it! (or I can look at the visitation numbers to the blog and figure it out – I’m clever like that.)

Nature Trail Gold aspens photo by Jana Botkin

Nature Trail Gold

Farewell Gap Golden View photo by Jana Botkin

Farewell Gap Golden View

Golden Slope from the top of Endurance Grade photo by Jana Botkin

Golden Slope from the Top of Endurance Grade

Sawtooth in Fall photo by Jana Botkin

Sawtooth in Fall

Shameless self-promotion reminder: the photos are available for sale if you contact me at cabinart at cabinart dot net (in words so that the spammy folks don’t mess with my email). 5×7″$10, 8×10″$20

 

A Blogger, an Artist and a Business Person

That’s me – three-in-one, three for the price of one, me in triplicate, a human triptych.

Sometimes it is so fun just to show you what I am doing, to write, to be a goofball, to philosophize, and to ramble. Then, I remember that I am trying to earn a living here, and that perhaps I should tell you some of the products and services I offer.

I’ve said for years that I am a business woman and my product is art. That remains true, but now I am beginning to feel like a photographer who writes, or a writer who photographs and sells art on the side.

Easily confused, I guess. . .

Anyway, here is the list.

  1. Drawing lessons, both private and group
  2. Pencil drawings, both originals and reproductions
  3. Commissioned pencil drawings, mostly of homes and cabins
  4. Oil paintings
  5. Commissioned oil paintings
  6. Notecards
  7. Indoor murals
  8. Outdoor murals

There will be more, but you will have to attend one of the shows I will be participating in during November, or visit my studio on the first Saturday of December.

2 Guys in Mineral King photo by Jana Botkin

Cowboy Bert and Trail Guy aren’t confused about their careers. They are just enjoying a nice walk on a beautiful fall day in Mineral King.

Mineral King in Fall, Part 2

I told you it was gorgeous in Mineral King in mid-October this year. Since our cabin is closed for the season, I will be stretching that mid-October Blast of Fall Color into several blog posts. May these photographs inspire you to do something good! (Don’t be cynical with me. . .)

Empire Peak in Fall photo by Jana Botkin

Empire Peak in Fall

Nature Trail Aspens in Fall

Nature Trail Aspens in Fall

Mineral King fall colors photo by Jana Botkin

Mineral King Fall Colors

Mineral King aspens in all colors photo by Jana Botkin

Aspens in All Colors

There will be more next Friday, because Fridays are for Mineral King on this California Artist’s blog!